Gym groupies that 1-Cent hates - A rant by: 1-Cent

[1-Cent]

Gym groupies that 1-Cent hates - A rant by: 1-Cent

Note: This is supposed to be a joke, I'm really a laid back person but some things just get to me, if you take me seriously I'll just give you your own group on my list of hated gym groupies :D

I train at home for this very reason, there are just too many people in commerical style gyms that I hate and think should be perminently banned for life from ever stepping foot inside a gym again. With that said, let the rant begin :whipped:

So I went down to U of C this afternoon to meet up with a buddy after his classes, I was early so I decided to check out the gym facilities since I was already dressed to workout, BIG MISTAKE. Lets roll though some of the different groupie types I encountered in my hour spent there, in no particular order...

1) Perhaps the most aggrivating of all groupie types is the chick generally in her early 20's, usually with a voice that will make your ears bleed profusely if you get too close, that will yap on her cell phone through out her entire workout which consists mainly of resting on a bench so no one else can use it and occationaly using the stairmaster/tredmill of course while still on the phone... every gym has at least one, the U of C gym had TWO today at the same time, $20 says they were fucking talking to eachother too, idiots.

2) Ab monkies, if any of you are ab monkies, please just cut up your gym memberships, stay home and do sit ups alone in your room until you puke for all I care. You know who I mean, the skinny guys that come into the gym practicly every day, work their abs for an hour and go home. The guys who have round soft arms, flabby quads, an 8 pack and think they own the place. I saw a pack of three of them huddled around a section of mirror with their shirts pulled up just admiring each other's abs like they're going to protect them when I take their Ab Master 9000 and feed it to them sideways from behind. When you weigh 120lbs EVERYONE has abs, SO WHY ARE YOU HERE!?

3) ANYONE that wears Underarmor. I hate you people and will never understand you. Its called underarmor because you wear it UNDER your clothing, not by itself, why? Because you look stupid thats why, especialy the skinny kids that wear it and try to be badass, you aren't, so stop trying so hard. No matter how much you believe your 11" arms are going to get so pumped that you're going to shred a normal t-shirt I give you my personal garentee that they won't. They were crawling all over that place, I honestly thought that trend died about a year ago but it lives on at U of C.

4) People who eat while working out. If you can manage to eat while you're working out without throwing up all over the guy beside you then you just suck at the whole sport and have no business being there. This isn't McDonalds asshole I don't want your tuna that you got on the bench to end up in my hair. That goes out to the moron in the U of C gym this afternoon eating a tuna sandwich and laying it down on a bench beside him between sets of hammer curls. Next time I'll take your damn sandwich, eat it between squat sets and after you get it back all over your lap maybe you'll go home and tell your mom that you learnt something today.

5) Guys that goto the gym primarily to hit on women. These lurk everywhere, theres probably 10 or 20 of them on this board, you know who you are. Guess what? Theres women everywhere, theres no reason you need to stand around with your buddies leaning on the pec deck like you've ever used one in your life while trying to make eye contact with anything remotely female. This is why theres female only gyms, because some idiots think that women enjoy being continualy preyed apon and gawked at while they're trying to do their workout in peace, leave them the fuck alone! (Only exception being groupie #1, the annoying bitch with the cell phone, feel free to hit on her, grope her, whip it out in front of her if it'll make her leave the rest of us alone).

6) People with ILS. For those unfamiliar with this often devistating condition ILS stands for "Invisible Lats Syndrom". It mainly preys apon the young and skinny segment of the gym population, seemingly favouring asian males for what ever reason. U of C was packed with them, little 110-130lb guys walking around like they're trying to imitate an airplane because their invisible lats are so massive and pumped that they couldn't possibly lower them. These people don't actually anger me however, they can sometimes even cheer me up after everything else that I've whitnessed in the gym that day, its like watching a horrible car accident and then out of no where a clown runs across the street, gets into his little car and peddles away, can't help but laugh even though you've just been emotionaly scared for years.

7) Judgemental and generally ignorant people. These fuckers come in all shapes and sizes at any age so you never really know when you're going to come across one. They can be best broken down into two groups, jealous and insecure.
The insecure ones tend to pick on the smaller/weaker guys to make themselves feel like they don't suck as much as deep down they know they do. Seriously, anyone who puts down another bro's lifts or talks shit behind their back at the gym deserves to be locked in the steam room with a large, homosexual male on way too much testosterone and viagra. No one was born 280lbs with abs and neither were these dipshits.
On the other hand you have the jealous guys with a massive ego that joke about the bigger guys because they could never possess the discipline to be one. The worst is when you get a jealous/ignorant hybrid-asshole, these ones seem to FLOCK to me because in my powerlifting routine I do alot of 1 rep sets with heavy weight and most people in public gyms don't get to see this much. Comments like "Yeah I could I could deadlift 8 plates on each end if I were on that many steroids too" or "I did a cycle of Deca once and could bench that much but I didn't like cheating myself like that". Yeah too bad you're full of shit and I was bigger than you when I was natural you fucking clowns. Its people like that who end up having their gym bag anonymously filled with used syringes.

Add more as you see fit, its late and I just ran out of beer so I'm done. Rest assured 1-Cent hates many more types of gym groupies than listed, I'll sleep on it.

[lastprodigy]

good read.....even though im a relative gym new im the furthest thing from the gym h-cores that all they do is put on ashow....its annoying..nice rant

[GingeRRRBeef]

Those don't really aggravate me but there's always a group, usually 3 or more, of skinny guys working out together and end up taking up a machine/station for like 30 mins. It totally aggravates me because A) They think that working out in a big group will motivate them to get bigger B) They usually talk and screw around more than they are actually working out C) They hog the machine/station forever. D) They have absolutely no clue what they are doing, doing the exercises wrong but they all think they're workout gurus.

I was working out yesterday and there were 5 guys "working out" together. It was retarded because between the 5 of them, with all the chatter and horsing around, it was like 10 minute wait between sets. They were doing all their shit wrong, making up exercises and they all think they're getting huge as a result of it. And worse of all, they take up space and prevent people from doing their thing.

[USHER]

lol so funny cuz its so true!

:rofl:

[Shaolin]

I'm so glad my work has a private gym.. the only people I see are employees and family members so I never see these things..

[403 Forbidden]

I agree.

Number 6 is particularly bad lately. I frequent several gyms around the city, but the worst one hands down is when I have the utter displeasure of having to squeeze a workout in at SAIT. I mean it's fucking awful the way some of these retards walk around like they even have lats, which of course none of them do. My favourite is to finish my workout off by standing right beside the guy who has been eyeballing me for the last hour between his requisite sets of chest, biceps, and posing in the mirror - and grabbing the 85lb dumbells and busting off a couple sets of curls. It always brings a smile to my face.

I'll add:

7) When assholes that can't lift the weight they have chosen so they have their buddy pick up the slack by joining in for some tandem training. For example when the loser that can barely do 5 - 6 reps with one plate solo throws on 2+ plates on the bench and his buddy has to basically deadlift it off of him each rep. Here's a tip: Fuck off and die!

Oh and,

8) Guys that need to brag about or advertise their cycles. Kinda lame. ;)

[izzoblitzo]

But there's different kinds of underarmour though. I understand the company first laid roots for protective functional clothing underneath sporting equiptment... but I believe they have clothing now to be worn by itself. The company is still called Underarmour, but they make tshirts, dry-fit type shirts (nike's is actually called dryfit or sphere), and other related things. If I was training or working out, needed a shirt that wicks away sweat... I think I'd just wear it too, no point wearing another tshirt overtop of it.. unless of course I was training in the cold or something.

[Beachgirl]

haha, you missed the guys pushing WAY too much weight that they're about to blow themselves a new a$$hole, and while they're doing bicep curls their swaying back and forth like a stoned fan at a Pink Floyd concert.

Also, the ones that can't control their gas, common, it's a gym, not an old age home. You know how many machines, and area's of the gym I've avoided just because someone decided that letting one rip is a form of sharing. Yeah, share the air, breathe deep, only at a Floyd concert buddy.

[YamaLube]

..........guys who wear their weight belt for everything, curls, bench press, tricep extensions, cable work.....................guys who carry around their gym bag with them, maybe cause they need a friend.................people who make tons of noise during their set, psyching themselves up...........................4 gallon water jug carriers..........................people who do curls in the squat rack, cause they need the safety when you curl that much........................guys that hump the ceiling when they bench press.......................tank tops in general.....................

[civic_stylez]

1 cent, beyonds new non fiction, real life reporter! :thumbsup: that was a great read man!

[Lex350]

I hate the people that sacrifice all technique in order to push as much weight as possible. These are the people that will have f*cked up their back within 5 years.


The meat monsters. All weights, no cardio....they have 5 bottles of "Master Blaster" protein mix in their gym bag. TYhay are about as thick as an oak tree and about as smart as one too.

[~Leah~]

I totally agree... that damn cell phone thing pisses me off! There's guys at my gym that walk on the treadmill talking on their phones super loud too, I couldn't believe that. And there's others that just get changed, then sit on the couch and talk on the phone for an hour... go do one set, then go back to the couch for a while... etc etc. BAHHHHHHH!!!!

[403 Forbidden]

Originally posted by Beachgirl
haha, you missed the guys pushing WAY too much weight that they're about to blow themselves a new a$$hole

I guess some people may have a different perception of what way too much weight is, but I know that if you don't lift heavy with reps you won't grow assuming everything else is up to par.

How about the girls(guys too) that use way too little weight? They are just as bad. What's the point of picking up a weight that you could potentially do 30 - 40 reps with but stop at 15? It does nothing for you. You might as well sit at home, eat chocolates, and watch "Will & Grace" because that shit isn't working. And, don't play the "I'm just trying to tone up!" card. You are either stimulating muscle growth and fat loss or you aren't. One or the other. Period.

Show me someone that can bench, squat, or dead 4+ plates a side without looking a little distressed and I'd be surprised - at least at the roach gyms around Calgary. People that claim they can do it, but in reality are using half reps and poor form. What a bunch of fucking losers eg. the posers at Westside that load up the leg press and do what amounts to calf raises and then think they are the man. Nope. Sorry. Not the man. Now if they loaded it up and did full reps, top to very bottom, then I'd say cool - but no not these goofballs - 5 - 6 inch range of motion MAX. Way to go champ!

How about the idiots on the steppers that are going Mach 1 but taking 2 inch steps. What do you mean you've been doing cardio for 8 months and you've only lost 2% of your body fat? Here's a tip: You're an idiot!

[l8braker]

that was great man.

add the short 5'8 guys who are decently built but exhibit the airplane motion and walk around like they own the place.

spandex on anyone over the age of 25.

[403 Forbidden]

Originally posted by rotten42
The meat monsters. All weights, no cardio....they have 5 bottles of "Master Blaster" protein mix in their gym bag. TYhay are about as thick as an oak tree and about as smart as one too.

Yeah or the skinny little cockroaches that are all high reps and two hours of cardio. They may be able to run for 20K, but that's because they have to or they might get slapped for being smartasses.

[B17a]

Hilarious!!

One I'd like to add is my personal pet peeve. Guys who do dumbell bench presses then proceed to drop the weights from 4 feet onto the floor after their last rep. I attribute this behaviour to 2 things, 1) they want to let everyone within a 10 block radius know how much they just lifted by causing this loud crash 2) if you can't put the weights down properly, its too goddamn heavy for you!

[bigboom]

cmon now...letting gas go in the gym is a common male occurence :)

[ecstasy_civic]

:rofl:

Oh my fucking god, I laughed out loud with each new number lol

I agree with all of those, but im just going to quickly touch on my WORST pet peeves, some of them have been mentioned a bit lol

1. Guys/girls who look like they are DRAGGING their ass on the stepper, when you can count to 3 before the step even comes down get off the fucking machine.

2. Guys who will sacrifice form to show everyone in the gym how much they think they can lift.

3. The noisy guys lol theres this one guy at my gym who has calves the size of my forearm, but huge upperbody who makes the most obnoxious sounds and you can hear this guy throughout the gym, worst part is, hes doing average an weight and not very many reps....:dunno:

4. The girls who do stretches as if they were getting ready to hit a porn shoot lol
Trust me I dont mind watching:angel: but they should know nobody gets anything done while their stretching:rofl:

and last but not least
5. The tough guys:rofl: its always the guy that weighs 130lbs, is with his group of friends and talks on his cell phone, and thinks by him staring you down is going to intimidate you or make you leave the gym. Its a good thing im civil in the gym:devil:

Im just heading to the gym now, if I see anymore 'types' ill post em' up.


*Edit* - Guys who wear designer clothes to the gym:rolleyes: GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!:whipped:

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by 403 Forbidden

8) Guys that need to brag about or advertise their cycles. Kinda lame. ;)

Haha, good one bro you got me, I do it to cause discussion, this board can be a bit dead sometimes, I'm hoping someone will eventually give me a good argument/debate.

When I came online this morning I thought for sure at least someone would've gotten offended by this because I described them to a T lol Good that no one did but I'm surprised.

I've got a couple more, going to make lunch first

[QuasarCav]

Thanks for that, I needed a good laugh on a slow day.

So true though, Fucking AB monkeys.

[Manifesto55]

Not a complaint, just a question:
How is the U of C gym? Is it too packed/annoying to bother going to? I ask because right now I go to the foothills gym where I work, but it's pretty small and doesn't have a crossover machine/leg press/etc. etc.

[nambis]

hillarious!

unfortunately i don't see much of this cause i hang out on the circut workout (yea i know it's a girl workout but i don't care muscleheads intimidate me). :D

[Chester]

People actually eat in the gym? hahaha. I've never seen that before. I just try and stick to what I'm doing and don't pay attention to anyone around me.

edit: One thing I do notice is, sometimes there will be like two skinny ass guys and they'll load the bar for the bench press with more weight then they can handle, then one of them will "spot" the other but really he's just helping him lift the bar.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by Manifesto55
Not a complaint, just a question:
How is the U of C gym? Is it too packed/annoying to bother going to? I ask because right now I go to the foothills gym where I work, but it's pretty small and doesn't have a crossover machine/leg press/etc. etc.

It depends I guess, I mean its a nice facility in itself its just the people there. Its in a University so you can count on a lot of younger guys working out (I use the term losely here) for a weekend thats 3 or 4 days away and shit like that. Theres a lot of people just hanging around talking... I personally don't like the environment and wouldn't go there, its too social.


Originally posted by Chester
People actually eat in the gym? hahaha. I've never seen that before. I just try and stick to what I'm doing and don't pay attention to anyone around me.

You've seriously never seen someone eat in the gym? lol
It happends all the time, I'm probably more likely to notice since I'm on a strength/PL routine right now and take a good amount of time between sets to recover so I pretty much just stand against a wall, drink my water and watch the local village idiots have it.

[b_t]

Originally posted by 1-Cent

You've seriously never seen someone eat in the gym? lol
It happends all the time, I'm probably more likely to notice since I'm on a strength/PL routine right now and take a good amount of time between sets to recover so I pretty much just stand against a wall, drink my water and watch the local village idiots have it.

What about eating bananas while you work out? Those things are damn good, leave no crumbs either, I just eat it all in one go resting between the first half of my workout and the second half. And they are really good for you too.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by b_t


What about eating bananas while you work out? Those things are damn good, leave no crumbs either, I just eat it all in one go resting between the first half of my workout and the second half. And they are really good for you too.

Thats pretty boarder line girly-man bro lol you should be pushing yourself enough that eating is the last thing you want to do at that moment. Besides, during strenuous activity like weight lifting, blood is diverted away from your stomach and mainly to the muscle group your focusing on so its just going to sit in your stomach until you're either finished or you throw it back up. Just put the banana down and back away man.

[Redlyne_mr2]

If you can afford it hit up a private gym, so much better. The only gym worse than a university gym is World health club. So many sleezy girls and guys hang out there, they're of various ages as well.

[bspot]

Holy fuck you guys hate skinny guys. :cry:

We all have to start somewhere...

[B17a]

Originally posted by bspot
Holy fuck you guys hate skinny guys. :cry:

We all have to start somewhere...

Being skinny's fine, just don't pretend you're 280lbs!:D

And to Chester re: the eating, the only thing more putrid than eating in the gym is guys eating in the locker room. Maybe its just me, but a bunch of seaty, stinky, naked guys doens't exactly get my appetite going let alone staying in a change room longer than I have to!

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by bspot
Holy fuck you guys hate skinny guys. :cry:

We all have to start somewhere...

Nah not true, I'm an ecto and until about grade 11 I was the same height as now (5'10ish) and about 140lbs so I know what its like, that was my main motivator to grow!

Its just annoying when skinny guys that have been in the gym a month or so parade around like they just finished a set of 700lb deads or something lol. If you show up at the gym regularly, eat right and respect the determintion of your gym peers you'll get respect in return, no one who's worked their ass off for 5 or 10 years+ to get where they are likes it when a gym newbie thinks hes on that same level after a couple work outs. It just says they don't respect the accomplishments of others. When I worked out in a public gym I'd always make a point of telling the newbies I could really tell they've been putting work in when it showed, its all about respect.

I'm not much into the auto scene other than driving to work lol but I know most of you guys are so to put it in those terms its like if I showed up at some big racing meet where everyones got a tuner they've put 50 grand+ into and I ride up in my totally stock 1987 Chevy Sprint (not actually what I drive btw lol) and get out sporting a full racing suit with like 50 sponsers patched all over it :rofl: wouldn't everyone there thats put all that time and money in be offended by that?

[craigcd]

I have been selective in the gyms i go to for this reason. I would rather work out during the day at a community style gym rather than lets say golds or world health club.

These people are so annoying.

I did see something for the first time ever at Cardel Place a couple weeks ago. The scrony kid trying to squat, im not even sure how... 315 pounds. To cap it off the entire gym kinda waited to see what was going to happen, he got all pumped up and his buddy whipped out a camera to take a picture of his victory lift(ahahaha). Whithin seconds of getting the weights in the air both knees buckled and he fell to the ground with 315 pounds of weight, he never set the safety to catch the weights fall so he was pretty squished also. He limped out of the gym as if nothing happened, as every one laughed and shook there heads.

These squids make me laugh, hopefully he wasnt to hurt, and im sure he will never do that again.

[bspot]

Originally posted by 1-Cent


Nah not true, I'm an ecto and until about grade 11 I was the same height as now (5'10ish) and about 140lbs so I know what its like, that was my main motivator to grow!

Its just annoying when skinny guys that have been in the gym a month or so parade around like they just finished a set of 700lb deads or something lol. If you show up at the gym regularly, eat right and respect the determintion of your gym peers you'll get respect in return, no one who's worked their ass off for 5 or 10 years+ to get where they are likes it when a gym newbie thinks hes on that same level after a couple work outs. It just says they don't respect the accomplishments of others. When I worked out in a public gym I'd always make a point of telling the newbies I could really tell they've been putting work in when it showed, its all about respect.

I'm not much into the auto scene other than driving to work lol but I know most of you guys are so to put it in those terms its like if I showed up at some big racing meet where everyones got a tuner they've put 50 grand+ into and I ride up in my totally stock 1987 Chevy Sprint (not actually what I drive btw lol) and get out sporting a full racing suit with like 50 sponsers patched all over it :rofl: wouldn't everyone there thats put all that time and money in be offended by that?

Fair enough, I've got no problem with any of that. I hate people who are cocky and act like they own the place whether they have anything to back it up or not.

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by craigcd
I have been selective in the gyms i go to for this reason. I would rather work out during the day at a community style gym rather than lets say golds or world health club.

These people are so annoying.

I did see something for the first time ever at Cardel Place a couple weeks ago. The scrony kid trying to squat, im not even sure how... 315 pounds. To cap it off the entire gym kinda waited to see what was going to happen, he got all pumped up and his buddy whipped out a camera to take a picture of his victory lift(ahahaha). Whithin seconds of getting the weights in the air both knees buckled and he fell to the ground with 315 pounds of weight, he never set the safety to catch the weights fall so he was pretty squished also. He limped out of the gym as if nothing happened, as every one laughed and shook there heads.

These squids make me laugh, hopefully he wasnt to hurt, and im sure he will never do that again.


:rofl:
I work out there everyday I would have SHIT if I saw that lol

[~Leah~]

Originally posted by ecstasy_civic

4. The girls who do stretches as if they were getting ready to hit a porn shoot lol
Trust me I dont mind watching:angel: but they should know nobody gets anything done while their stretching:rofl:


Believe it or not, flexibility is one of the 6 major components of fitness. Maybe you should be more focused if this bothers you. I stretch and do relaxation techniques for 20-30 mins following a workout... and yes, that includes the splits and what not because it's just as important!

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by ~Leah~


Believe it or not, flexibility is one of the 6 major components of fitness. Maybe you should be more focused if this bothers you. I stretch and do relaxation techniques for 20-30 mins following a workout... and yes, that includes the splits and what not because it's just as important!


:rofl:
you think I dont have to stretch? lol
I cant just walk in and kick people in the head lol I have to stretch too, and sometimes its hard not to watch no matter how focused you are:angel:

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by ~Leah~


Believe it or not, flexibility is one of the 6 major components of fitness. Maybe you should be more focused if this bothers you. I stretch and do relaxation techniques for 20-30 mins following a workout... and yes, that includes the splits and what not because it's just as important!

I think it depends how you go about it... like ecstasy_civic was getting at, theres some women that push it wayyy over the top lol You'd be someone that would obviously know what they were doing and be doing it for a purpose and thats respectable.


Originally posted by ecstasy_civic

:rofl:
you think I dont have to stretch? lol
I cant just walk in and kick people in the head lol I have to stretch too, and sometimes its hard not to watch no matter how focused you are:angel:

Damn you people and your flexibility! I need to see some kind of physio doctor I think because powerlifting as made me so stiff and inflexible its pathedic, I can't even cross my legs or sit on a flat surface without supporting my back on something anymore, forget touching my toes or kicking someone in the head, I'd be lucky to kick you in the shins

[ecstasy_civic]

lol

Im not really a small guy either, im 5'9 190lbs, but when I first started training I couldnt kick someone in the stomach

[~Leah~]

I used to dance, so a lot of my stretches are out of the norm. You would probably find them useless and not respectable. For instance, I do some PNF stretching, and enjoy doing what I call "The Clock". I stand up against a wall and get someone to push my leg straight over my head. Ordinary stretch? No. Amazing for flexibility and strength? Yes. Looks completely sexual? Most of the time, yes. Do I care? Not really. But on the other hand, I do it in the least busy area of the gym, so I try to not attract much attention while doing it.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by ecstasy_civic
lol

Im not really a small guy either, im 5'9 190lbs, but when I first started training I couldnt kick someone in the stomach

How did you over come that? Do you have some kind of streching routine :confused:

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by 1-Cent


How did you over come that? Do you have some kind of streching routine :confused:

Not really, just tons of practice and warmup.
Kicking the bag in the same spot really made me focus on getting my leg up there.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by ecstasy_civic


Not really, just tons of practice and warmup.
Kicking the bag in the same spot really made me focus on getting my leg up there.

Yeah well I once got through an entire Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease DVD with this girl I dated... that shit messed me up good. I was walking funny for days I swear, couldn't even do 90% of the streches, by the end of the DVD I swear Carmen was laughing at me :(
Definetly not something I'm proud of but hey you know she had to be fine as hell to get me in on that and man did it pay off later that night lol *hangs his head in shame all the way to the beer fridge*

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by 1-Cent


Yeah well I once got through an entire Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease DVD with this girl I dated... that shit messed me up good. I was walking funny for days I swear, couldn't even do 90% of the streches, by the end of the DVD I swear Carmen was laughing at me :(
Definetly not something I'm proud of but hey you know she had to be fine as hell to get me in on that and man did it pay off later that night lol *hangs his head in shame all the way to the beer fridge*

:rofl:

well im finally gonna get to the gym in about an hr, and its friday, all the super chotch's will be out:rofl:
Ill be sure to report back my findings lol


Leah, ill focus more today, for you;) lol

[~Leah~]

Don't do it for me Scott, do it for yourself. lol

[ecstasy_civic]

I have no problems focusing at the gym lol
unless some girl is trying to seduce everyone in the gym lol

[Lex350]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
If you can afford it hit up a private gym, so much better. The only gym worse than a university gym is World health club. So many sleezy girls and guys hang out there, they're of various ages as well.


I would tend to agree with that statement except for the Richmond location near MRC. The place is a ghost town in the mornings and has a good mix of ages after work. I stay away frothe old club fit location on McLeod. That place has all the worst kinds.

[Lex350]

Originally posted by ~Leah~
I used to dance, so a lot of my stretches are out of the norm. You would probably find them useless and not respectable. For instance, I do some PNF stretching, and enjoy doing what I call "The Clock". I stand up against a wall and get someone to push my leg straight over my head. Ordinary stretch? No. Amazing for flexibility and strength? Yes. Looks completely sexual? Most of the time, yes. Do I care? Not really. But on the other hand, I do it in the least busy area of the gym, so I try to not attract much attention while doing it.


Do all the stretching you want........and video tape it too!!:D :D

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by rotten42



Do all the stretching you want........and video tape it too!!:D :D

:rofl: :rofl:

Leah's stripper stretches lol:angel:

[2002civic]

Originally posted by craigcd
I have been selective in the gyms i go to for this reason. I would rather work out during the day at a community style gym rather than lets say golds or world health club.

These people are so annoying.

I did see something for the first time ever at Cardel Place a couple weeks ago. The scrony kid trying to squat, im not even sure how... 315 pounds. To cap it off the entire gym kinda waited to see what was going to happen, he got all pumped up and his buddy whipped out a camera to take a picture of his victory lift(ahahaha). Whithin seconds of getting the weights in the air both knees buckled and he fell to the ground with 315 pounds of weight, he never set the safety to catch the weights fall so he was pretty squished also. He limped out of the gym as if nothing happened, as every one laughed and shook there heads.

These squids make me laugh, hopefully he wasnt to hurt, and im sure he will never do that again.
hahahaha i wish i was there to see this:rofl:

[w3apon]

I don't really care what people do or don't do in the gym as far as making themselves look like idiots, but the one thing that annoys the hell out of me is when the gym is full of people and the one guy or group are using multiple exercises at one time and getting freaked out if someone jumps in on the bench when they are at the other machine.

Example: Guy is jumping from Bench press to lat pulldown to the squat rack to resting and essentially trying to block anyone from using "his" equipment when he's on a different one.
sorry, If you leave one exercise machine/bench it's fair game for someone else to use it. I don't care if you had 3 plates racked on it waiting for you to return (10 minutes later), I will take it off and do my set.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by ecstasy_civic


:rofl: :rofl:

Leah's stripper stretches lol:angel:

Taught her everything she knows lol

[GirlsOnFire]

haha I agree with all of them and have to add 2 more:

Sweaters: if you are having a great workout and sweat out 2 buckets of body fluid fine but please please wipe off the machine when you are done! so nasty

Helpers: the guy that needs to show off his knowledge and feels compelled to tell you how you could be doing better / getting mroe results / burning more carbs / etc. If I want someone hovering over me talking every 5 minutes I will hire a trainer!

[~Leah~]

P.S. You guys suck

[Wildcat]

the only thing that really bothers me at the gym is ettique and proper manners. eg;

1) let others work in, if its conveinent
2) use one machine/ piece of equipment at a time
3) respect other peoples space in the free weight area
4) dont hog the machines, theres no reason to be doing 8 sets
5) lift more socialize less
6) be considerate, kind, open minded, and dont show up with an attitude.

i just hate assholes at the gym to be honest, im one of the bigger guys there but im also one of the nicest and easy going.

[cman]

what pisses me off, in order of what pisses me off most to least.
1)big guys, who stand around with their bumb buddy, and watch little guys as they do a small amount of weight. even if the small guy does a proper weight, proper form, and does not stare anyone down. i can understand if they do this to cocky fucks. butl aughing at small guys with their buddy, then walking by and intentionally saying some retarded comment such as "look at this chump" sure makes you look cool. must be mad your nuts are the size of raisins and you couldnt run 100meters without collapsing in a borderline heart attack. SAIT is the worst for these types i find.
2)the opposite, skinny guys who think they are the toughest shit in the gym. so you weigh 130pounds, you can run 3000meters without trouble, you have ripped bas. so what, do your shit and leave, dont strut around like your the NFL's next big linebacker. worst of all is the stare down. anyone who looks at you, automatically gets 5 or moer seconds of pissed off you got beef stare down. this is equally as cool as the big guys laughing at you. worst is any public place such as golds imo.
3)guys who go to hit on girls. so when the girl has moved from one side of the gym, to the other, and back again, maybe you should take the hint that she would like to work out without you tyring to talk to her. pretty self explanatory, get a life you fags. worst is YMCA imo.

not much pisses me off but those three do especially.

[1-Cent]

Edited and added a new one :D


mmm chicken nuggets... :hitit:

Never thought this would get so many views or replies lol must be a lot of angry gym go'ers out there

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by GirlsOnFire

Helpers: the guy that needs to show off his knowledge and feels compelled to tell you how you could be doing better / getting mroe results / burning more carbs / etc. If I want someone hovering over me talking every 5 minutes I will hire a trainer!

I wouldn't mind helpers, if I was doing something wrong I'd like to be told.

Anybody here work out at MRC?

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by Hakkola


I wouldn't mind helpers, if I was doing something wrong I'd like to be told.

Anybody here work out at MRC?

Its different when your female bro, you get help forced on you a lot lol. I was training my best friend at the beginning of the year for about 2 months for a modeling photoshoot she had coming up and fuck if she could get 2 reps in before someone would come to "help" her if I left her side.

Shes quite experianced and I was mainly there to spot and help WHEN SHE ASKED but I ended up playing bodyguard. It was pretty sad and funny at the same time, she'd be doing flies and I'd be standing beside the bench with my arms crossed looking like I'll fucking eat your first born if you come any closer haha
Soon as I'd lay down to do my set you'd hear weights dropping all over the gym and guys scrambling to get a word in before I was finished.

[cman]

werd, i haev done the same with chick friends.
and everytime i looked up there was like 10 guys stareing at her, or whistling.
i couldnt work out in conditions like that, i dont know how some of them do it:thumbsdow

[Hakkola]

Hahaha, yeah I totally see that, I don't pay much attention to other people in the gym though. Other than the few times I've worked out with friends after playing basketball I've only talked to a person in the gym once, he asked me to spot for him and that was it.

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by cman
werd, i haev done the same with chick friends.
and everytime i looked up there was like 10 guys stareing at her, or whistling.
i couldnt work out in conditions like that, i dont know how some of them do it:thumbsdow

That's the whole reason some girls even go to the gym man. You think it's so they can lift their 2.5 lb weights and take 15 minute breaks b/w sets?

[~Leah~]

I've never been bothered when I'm working out, but I think part of the difference is just as Hakkola said... most girls don't do much when they go. When I go, I've got my iPod in my ears, and I make myself entirely unapproachable. The only time I will be approachable is if there is a chance that someone might need to work in with me. If they want to visit, they can do it while I'm working, or before or after, not while I'm working out.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by Hakkola


That's the whole reason some girls even go to the gym man. You think it's so they can lift their 2.5 lb weights and take 15 minute breaks b/w sets?

Some like it, my friends find it rude for the most part

[GirlsOnFire]

Originally posted by 1-Cent


Its different when your female bro, you get help forced on you a lot lol.

Thank you! The worst one was having a guy actually take a weight out of my hand to "show" me how I should be lifting it and the "right" way to flex your muscle for effectiveness. I tried taking my music with me so I could tune people out and all that did was result in lots of taps on the shoulder. Its really hard to focus on your breathing and reps when you are constantly interupted.

[ecstasy_civic]

UPDATE!!!

Fuck people piss me off:banghead:

Is it really nessecary to take 3 min breaks in between curling 40lbs for 5-7 reps?

It took me almost 10 min to get on the preacher curl bench because they were sitting down, or like someone said lol guarding the bench lol


I just wanted to work in for a warmup set lol:cry:

And I am throughly unimpressed with being stared down by kids and I dont use that term loosely lol in groups who just stand around and watch one or two guys do sets...

time to go relax and do some stretching... hey Leah;) stretching ;) lol

[GingeRRRBeef]

Originally posted by 1-Cent


Taught her everything she knows lol


Really??? She seems like such a natural! :dunno:

[7thgenvic]

funny read! and damn i can't believe these replies!

[Wildcat]

i really dont give a shit what other people do in the gym, as long as they leave me well alone. they can do whatever the fuck they want, bad form, talk shit, do nothing, whatever.... fuck em, bodybuilding isnt a team sport, i just keep to myself.

[w3apon]

You tell'em Marv :D


Originally posted by Wildcat
i really dont give a shit what other people do in the gym, as long as they leave me well alone. they can do whatever the fuck they want, bad form, talk shit, do nothing, whatever.... fuck em, bodybuilding isnt a team sport, i just keep to myself.

[~Leah~]

Okay my new pet peeve after work tonite..........

KEEP YOUR EYES AND TONGUES IN YOUR MOUTH GUYS!!!!!!! Seriously!!!! I'm training this new Swedish girl, an amazing looker... but when I'm away from her for a second, don't f'n call me over and ask who my new friend is. I'm training her, leave us alone and mind your own f'n business!

[Hakkola]

I will NOT keep my eyes in my mouth. You keep your eyes there if you want, but I'm happy with where mine sit ;)

[~Leah~]

LOL... ass

[Tyler883]

the women that gets on an eliptical and wiggles her ass so much you'd swear she's auditioning for cat woman in the next batman movie.

ok, so I'm not really complaining about this one, but does she think that no one realizes that she's doing it on purpose?

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by Tyler883
the women that gets on an eliptical and wiggles her ass so much you'd swear she's auditioning for cat woman in the next batman movie.

ok, so I'm not really complaining about this one, but does she think that no one realizes that she's doing it on purpose?

MY POINT EXACTLY! lol:werd:

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by ~Leah~
Okay my new pet peeve after work tonite..........

KEEP YOUR EYES AND TONGUES IN YOUR MOUTH GUYS!!!!!!! Seriously!!!! I'm training this new Swedish girl, an amazing looker... but when I'm away from her for a second, don't f'n call me over and ask who my new friend is. I'm training her, leave us alone and mind your own f'n business!

Awww someone misses getting all the attention :nut:
If it'll make you feel any better I'll watch when you do your sexually suggestive streching :love: lol

[Tyler883]

some women never break a sweat, why do they bother coming to the gym, eh?

[~Leah~]

I love not getting the attention... but she's foreign for god's sake, have some respect!

[V6-BoI]

Heh this is a good read. I'm a pretty easy going guy at the gym. I just don't like people who take like a long ass time using equpiment cuz they are talking with their buddies, and people who stare people down. I usually see the larger guys do this, I don't think I've seen any small guys that do. I also haven't seen anyone eat while they are working out. That one kinda surprised me when I saw it listed.

[Beachgirl]

Here’s a gym story that’ll catch your attention. A bit lengthly but worth the read.

A couple years ago I was training this lady, one with whom I trained on a regular basis, 3 times a week. Not a heavy lady, average I guess, needed to lose only a bit and tone up, mid 30’s, about 5’8 and about 145 lbs or so. She was a peeler. (I for some reason get all the peelers)
Anyway, she had these massive ta’s, and never wore a bra to contain them. I had mentioned before that she should really wear something to hold them down. She laughed and said “when you pay as much as I did for them, you can no longer afford bra’s, besides there is no need really”
She’s wearing a front button belly shirt so tight you can see the buttons straining from the pressure. So we’re doing interval training, everything is going fine, we are about half way through, the last of the high intensity cardio, she hops up on the treadmill, sets it and is off running her heart out, ponytail swaying from side to side, I notice her mounds, I mean who couldn’t, bouncing with each step, taking on a life of their own, Im mesmerized by their unison movement. I excuse myself and walk over to the receptionist who’s getting a drink of water and mention that the girls locker room needs paper towel, gone for 10 seconds tops, I begin walking back, head tilted towards the clock, and I hear the uninterrupted pounding of her feet suddenly quicken and become clumsy, I gaze over at her and what the hell? WHERE’S HER SHIRT?
She’s trying desperately to cover herself up and I see the shirt has made a vest like wrap around her arms and shoulders, undetectable to the eye at first of course when the eye is fixated on those damn masses now vigorously bouncing hysterically out of control, I hit the panic button, the treadmill slows down and finally comes to a stop, she’s panting, her forearms trying to cover herself, her face bright pink with what I’m assuming is both exhaustion and embarrassment. It took all of my strength to stop from laughing, with a tiny smirk I asked if she was alright, she nods and says “I think my workout is done for the day” trying to hold her shirt closed with one hand and covering her chest with the other “My tits can’t handle much more abuse, I need to get myself to a Le’ Senza”

Ever since then I never saw her sans bra. My co-workers and I laughed about that one for months. Replaying in our heads her struggle to stop the treadmill as she ran full tilt, awkwardly bounding from side to side, you could see the wheels in her head turning “Stop button, shirt, stop button, shirt” It was too good.

[~Leah~]

Hahaha thats hilarious

[pinoyhero]

Haha, thats a pretty good read the second time as well, you forgot about the excessive unecessary grunters.

[403 Forbidden]

^
Define unecessary? I mean yeah if you are squating 3 a side or deadlifting 4 a side it may be unecessary, but when I go heavy I don't only grunt I pretty much fucking holler. I couldn't care less what Joe fucking fitness ball thinks about it either.

Oh yeah, and I enjoyed the tits story! Thanks, wish I was there.

[ehos]

Originally posted by 1-Cent
Gym groupies that 1-Cent hates - A rant by: 1-Cent

7) Judgemental and generally ignorant people.

You resemble that remark.

[1-Cent]

Originally posted by ehos


You resemble that remark.

Aw *sniff* ehos, are we still friends?

Maybe I saw you at the gym and mistakenly added you to the list and thats why you're so upset? Which one are you? No, wait... lemme guess... you're the annoying cell phone slut aren't you? :cry:

[ecstasy_civic]

I could imagine more of a 'stare down' type of guy:devil:

[Tyler883]

A big heavy set woman saw me from across the room ( but didn't see my wedding ring) and B -lined it to the eliptical next to me.

She couldn't have picked a worse day, because I had eaten a lot of garlic the day before, and smelled higher than heaven. It was a really short cardio session for her :rofl:

[w3apon]

Originally posted by 403 Forbidden
when I go heavy I don't only grunt I pretty much fucking holler. I couldn't care less what Joe fucking fitness ball thinks about it either.

I think you do care...that's just being a "look at what I'm lifting" attention whore. I've been lifting a long time and have lifted some pretty heavy weights and never once did I feel the urge to "holler" while doing it.
Let me guess you work out at Golds or Worlds....:rolleyes:

[cman]

or SAIT

[~Leah~]

Hey now, we only have about 2 grunters/hollerers here at my Gold's. Don't hate!

[89coupe]

I didn't read them all but my biggest pet peeves are...

Body Odor: Please wear antiperspirant.

Excessive sweating: If you do sweat like a pig, please wipe up after you are finished with the bench/machine.

Chit chatting: You're there to work out, not bullshit with your buddies.

Dropping of the weights: How about drop it on your foot, I bet you wouldn't do it again.

Clean clothes: Try washing your gym wear each time before wearing it. Gross.

[badseed]

Originally posted by 403 Forbidden
^
Define unecessary? when I go heavy I don't only grunt I pretty much fucking holler.



This is the reason for the high volume on my ipod.

AAAAAAAAARRRRGHHHHHHHHHH!!
HOOOOOAAAAAAAAA!
ASUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!!

or my personal favorite........

TTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST!!!!

All are equally bothersome to me. Hence the reason for my ipod.

[Tyler883]

my biggest pet peeve is with world health club:

with multiple radio channels, why can't one of the channels be classic rock?!?!?!?!? Heck, if the other crap can make the list, so can classic rock!

From what I've heard, classic rock still has the largest market share, but you wouldn't know it if you based your info on WHC's radio selection.

[403 Forbidden]

Originally posted by w3apon


I think you do care...that's just being a "look at what I'm lifting" attention whore. I've been lifting a long time and have lifted some pretty heavy weights and never once did I feel the urge to "holler" while doing it.
Let me guess you work out at Golds or Worlds....:rolleyes:

I guess your definition of heavy must be different than mine. When I say 5 - 6 plates a side I'm using the 45lb plate as the denomination, not the 10lb plate. I'll also assume you've never done any power lifting or tried to lift anything even remotely heavy. Let me guess - you work out at Spa Lady? Not bad. So I'd suggest you go roll your eyes somewhere else clown.

[cman]

Originally posted by 403 Forbidden


I guess your definition of heavy must be different than mine. When I say 5 - 6 plates a side I'm using the 45lb plate as the denomination, not the 10lb plate. I'll also assume you've never done any power lifting or tried to lift anything even remotely heavy. Let me guess - you work out at Spa Lady? Not bad.

7) Judgemental and generally ignorant people.
good job on proving his point even further

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by cman


good job on proving his point even further

:rofl:

People always have to be right lol

[403 Forbidden]

Originally posted by cman


good job on proving his point even further

Thanks, I'll be sure to come laugh at you at SAIT next time I feel like slumming it. :thumbsup:

[w3apon]

lol, You've got some serious insecurity problems.


Originally posted by 403 Forbidden


Thanks, I'll be sure to come laugh at you at SAIT next time I feel like slumming it. :thumbsup:

[403 Forbidden]

Hardly. lol. But if you are feeling left out I can come and laugh at you too.

[ecstasy_civic]

You should come laugh at me:angel: :devil:
I dont wanna feel left out:cry:

[w3apon]

haha dude that doesn't even make sense...anyhow enjoy your workouts.

[403 Forbidden]

I always do.